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Red Bull won't dominate again - Button

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Jenson Button is not expecting a repeat of the Hungarian Grand Prix anytime soon © Getty Images
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Jenson Button is confident Red Bull will not dominate any of the remaining four races of the 2010 championship.

He has admitted that the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix on the fast and sweeping Suzuka circuit will suit the Red Bulls, but said the stricter flexibility tests introduced since the Belgian Grand Prix have ruled out the possibility of a repeat of the Hungarian Grand Prix, where the Red Bulls were a second faster in qualifying.

"Suzuka suits Red Bull particularly well but they've had to make some changes to the front wing and the floor," he said. "They won't be as dominant as they were in Budapest anymore."

Red Bull has consistently denied it had to make any changes to its car above and beyond its rivals because of the stricter tests.

Chief designer Adrian Newey responded to the most recent suggestions that the RB6 was altered by saying: "The modifications had nothing to do with the FIA. We passed the new tests at Monza with ease."

While team boss Christian Horner dismissed the latest talk about the legality of the RB6 as frivolous.

"There haven't been many bits they (Red Bull's rivals) haven't complained about," he added.

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